Artists are giving thrift store paintings new life and sharing them on the Repaintings subreddit; here are some of our favorite upgraded pieces of art!

Going thrift shopping is always an adventure. You never know what you might find while digging through a bargain bin of shoes or a barrel full of backpacks and belts. If you’re lucky, you might even stumble upon a piece of artwork that’s worth displaying in your home. And even if you don’t think any of the pieces are up to par yet, you might be able to give a painting new life by adding your own flair to it.

I added dinosaurs to a thrift shop painting-much improved! :)

Say hello to the "Repaintings" subreddit where people from all over the internet share their imaginative creations by improving old thrift store paintings.

Given my love of thrifting and crafty endeavors (as long as they’re easy), I am quite late to the upcycled-thrift-store-art-project party. Thanks to a fellow thrifter on Instagram, I have now arriv…

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Fine Art | Artist Jason Jones

Dave Pollot from Rochester, New York, came up with the idea when he and girlfriend Becca were joking about putting humorous objects into paintings.

David Irvine is the talented artist behind the Gnarled Branch. The self-professed illustrator and crafter is known for his whimsical furniture, his Gothic sculptures and what he describes as…

Gallery walk inspo, altered thrift store art.

Hi all, since some of us (and by some of us I mean myself) are going through Halloween withdrawal, I thought I'd start my thread for 2014. 2012 was...

We know how much you love art, illustrations, and paintings, dear Pandas, so we’ve got a treat in store for you today. Say hello to the ‘Repaintings’ subreddit where people from all over the internet share their imaginative creations.

While many of us usually just skip the art section in thrift stores, some creative people actually see the old paintings as the perfect canvas for improvements.

Altered Art by Kevin O'Hare

Thrift store painting re-painted halloween themed

9 Awesome Ways to Upcycle Thrift Store Paintings

Idyllic rural thrift-store paintings, while perhaps pretty, might not be the most interesting paintings in the world. David Irvine, however, has set out to change all of that by collecting thrift-store paintings and “re-directing” them by adding various pop-culture book, movie and TV characters.

This Prints item by JestInFunArtParodies has 80 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Spokane, WA. Listed on Jul 6, 2024

Lochness Monster added to thrift store art

Goodwill challenge. Paint statues for Halloween. Do this instead of ghost painting. Spooky season